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Community demands transparency on 287(g) and asks that protest-related charges be dropped
Summary
Multiple speakers used open comment to call on the city and county to rescind or disclose details of 287(g) immigration-enforcement cooperation, to press for transparency about grants and training, and to ask that charges against a protest safety marshal be dismissed; commissioners said some responsibilities lie with the county and noted TPD's limited stated role.
Multiple Tallahassee residents used the meeting's unagendized public-comment period to press the commission for transparency and policy changes related to 287(g) immigration-enforcement cooperation and to ask that criminal charges be dropped against a protest safety marshal.
Sadi (sometimes transcribed as "Satie") Carlson, a local activist, asked the commission to revisit the city's previous decision and remove the 287(g) agreement that allows local officers to cooperate with federal immigration…
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